Barcelona was wonderful, really warm. Once we got to Barcelona, we just wandered around / got lost amongst all the tiny unmarked streets, ate some tapas, drank some sangria and went back to the hostel for an early night. The next day we went and saw all of the Gaudi work, then went to the beach for the afternoon. I had no idea that the beaches were topless, until everyone at the beach was topless, women of all shapes and sizes. There were also people selling coconuts, mojitos, air brush tattoos, and massages. All of this plus the topless women made what should be a relaxing beach experience, quite the opposite. Molly and I went to swim in the ocean for a bit and while we were swimming near where the waves break, I saw something white and squarish in the water swimming towards us. I thought it was a stingray so freaked out and yelled at Molly to get out of the water. We both went clambering out of the water screaming and falling onto the shore and a plastic bag comes floating up next to us. It was quite embarrassing. The next day we wandered around Barcelona some more then went to a flamenco dance show, I have never seen anyone move their feet so fast. The next day we spent the whole day at the beach, our flight was not until 9pm so we did not know how else to spend our day beside relaxing at the beach. Our flight was packed full of Barcelona football fans, the big football game (equivalent to our Super Bowl) was two days later, Barcelona vs Manchester United. Unfortunately, yet unsurprisingly, Barcelona won. My last week and a half in London was spent wandering around my favourite places of London.
My whole London experience was the best experience I have yet to have and probably the best experience I will ever have. Six months have never gone so fast. Now that I am back in the States, it truly all feels like a dream. If anyone who is reading this, if anyone still is, has the chance to go live abroad for a length of time, I say don't think about the repercussions of moving away and just do it. The chance to go live abroad is quite slim the longer you wait, since the opportunity may never again represent itself, take the chance and I guarantee you will not regret it. The world is too large and life too short to miss out on any of these opportunities. I made some great friends in the most unlikely places around Europe and definitely cherish every moment I had abroad. I also definitely took too much for granted while being in London, but overall, I believe I took advantage of a lot of the time I had while there. I have never enjoyed a place more than I have London. I cannot say enough good things about London and the people there. Hopefully this is not me saying goodbye to London forever. I hope to move back after I graduate. So for now, this is more of a see you later London.
